Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Escaping the Social Network

Okay, it's easy to get linked in; now how do you get linked out? And how do you move from Facebook to faceless? 

All of our new "friends" (350) and "connections" (+500) apparently enjoy being part of a vast network of cyberintimacy. But what about those of us who have hermit-like instincts? Those who would prefer a cave to a global presence? Is there a new antisocial network? A designation for recluses?

It seems impossible to resign from a social network; it's like trying to resign from the Mafia. And don't mention the witness protection program--there's even a social network for them ("Joey the Fink is now connected to Irving the Weasel and 1,500 others"). 

Mark Zuckerberg, what have you wrought? And that goes for the Winklefoss twins, too.

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